Bay of Plenty Regional Council
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Environment Bay of Plenty is the regional council for the Bay of Plenty region. Back in 1989, the Government took 25 organisations and turned them into the Bay of Plenty Regional Council, now called Environment Bay of Plenty. As caretakers of our land, air and water, Environment Bay of Plenty monitors the effects of human activities on our environment. We also promote the sustainable management of our natural and physical resources for present and future generations.
BAY OF PLENTY — Bay of Plenty Regional Council will fly the Māori flag on more days significant to Māori, such as Matariki (Māori New Year), Anzac Day, Māori Language Week and other milestones.
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BAY OF PLENTY — Bay of Plenty Regional Council has selected three iwi representatives to undertake resource management Making Good Decisions training.
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BAY OF PLENTY — Māori assets are of vital importance to New Zealand's economic future, according to a BERL report presented to Bay of Plenty Regional Council's Māori Committee.
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BAY OF PLENTY — Bay of Plenty Regional Council has appointed Mary-Anne Macleod as its new Chief Executive effective from Monday 8 August 2011.
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BAY OF PLENTY — A tsunami warning is in effect for New Zealand: The tsunami warning will remain in effect until a cancellation message is issued by MCDEM.
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ROTORUA — Nutrient reduction targets look likely to have been met to improve water quality in Lake Ōkāreka, thanks to valuable input from the local community, last week’s Rotorua Te Arawa Lakes Strategy Group meeting heard.
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ROTORUA — New guidelines for closing Rotorua lakes for events will include closures for Māori cultural practices, such as marae ceremonies.
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BAY OF PLENTY — The Rotorua Te Arawa Lakes Strategy Group has approved an Action Plan for Lake Tikitapu (Blue Lake).
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BAY OF PLENTY — Bay of Plenty Regional Council has kept its annual rates rise low while continuing to provide a diverse range of services to the region.
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TAURANGA — Shallow conditions in the Bowentown entrance of Tauranga Harbour are creating potentially hazardous conditions for boaties.
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BAY OF PLENTY — An independent panel of commissioners will hear submissions next week on TrustPower’s resource consent applications to continue to operate the Matahina Hydro Electric Power Scheme.
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BAY OF PLENTY — Anglers are now equipped with better facilities and signs are that the community is really enjoying the new features of the Te Tumu Cut groyne structure, at Maketū.
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ROTORUA — Students from around the region learned how hard making decisions can be at the annual Youth Jam in Rotorua this week.
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BAY OF PLENTY — Bay of Plenty Regional Council is investigating recent complaints about the water quality of Puarenga Stream.
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BAY OF PLENTY — If you think this year has been a lot wetter than usual, you’re probably quite right.
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BAY OF PLENTY — Bay of Plenty Regional Council has played a key role in encouraging investment in broadband for the Bay, this week’s Regional Council Strategy, Policy and Planning Committee heard.
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BAY OF PLENTY — Rural landowners around Tauranga Harbour are invited to discuss priorities for sustainable land management with Bay of Plenty Regional Council and Department of Conservation over the next two months.
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BAY OF PLENTY — Bay of Plenty Regional Council is planning to raise a loan of $2.3 million in the 2011/2012 year to undertake capital works on the region’s major rivers schemes which have been damaged in a series of floods during the past year.
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BAY OF PLENTY — Bay of Plenty Regional Council has included a number of funding requests to its Annual Plan budget and referred others to its Ten Year Plan process for further consideration following public deliberations this week.
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TAURANGA — Bay of Plenty Regional Council has referred a funding request from the Home of Cycling – a trust set up to drive a bid for a world-class cycling facility in the Bay of Plenty and Waikato – to the Council’s Ten Year Plan process.
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OPOTIKI — A large navigation marker has gone missing from an aquaculture farm about nine kilometres north of Ōpōtiki.
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BAY OF PLENTY — Nearly 500 young rugby players will help the Bay of Plenty celebrate 100 days to go until the start of the Rugby World Cup 2011.
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BAY OF PLENTY — Bay of Plenty Regional Council staff are continuing to monitor river levels across the region with two rivers still to peak.
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BAY OF PLENTY — SITUATION UPDATE 5:00pm Thursday 26 May 2011 At this stage, no problems have been reported in any of the major river schemes or drainage districts.
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OPOTIKI — Shallow conditions in the Ōhiwa and Ōpōtiki harbour entrances are creating potentially hazardous conditions for boaties.
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BAY OF PLENTY — The bus service running between Tauranga and Rotorua has proved such a success that the company running it has decided to go it alone as a commercial service without requiring a Bay of Plenty Regional Council subsidy.
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TAURANGA — Water quality, erosion and climate change were just some of the issues discussed with landowners in the Te Manaia sub-catchment of Tauranga Harbour at community vision meeting held this week.
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ROTORUA — A live monitoring buoy sitting quietly in Lake Rotorua is providing comprehensive information on lake conditions – and an insight into climatic factors that may be influencing algal bloom developing on Lake Rotorua recently.
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ROTORUA — A random check on Rotorua firewood sellers to find out if their wood was suitable for burning has produced better results compared with last winter.
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BAY OF PLENTY — Bay of Plenty Regional Council is working to minimise the risk to the environment after a tanker rolled yesterday on Te Puna Station Road west of Tauranga, causing sludge oil to spill into a nearby drain.
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BAY OF PLENTY — It may be a handsome beetle but what’s more attractive is the way it eats - it’s the Tradescantia Leaf Beetle, one of the latest biological control agents to be released in the region.
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BAY OF PLENTY — Bay of Plenty Regional Council staff are keeping a close watch on developing weather conditions with a low weather system expected to bring periods of heavy rain to the region overnight.
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BAY OF PLENTY — A decision has been made by the region’s Civil Defence Emergency Management Group Joint Committee to adopt a suite of public alerting systems and to further investigate fixed siren systems for the region.
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BAY OF PLENTY — Regionally significant projects have been completed in the two and a half years since Bay of Plenty economic development organisation Bay of Connections was launched.
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BAY OF PLENTY — The region’s most significant resource management policy document attracted more than 180 submissions on a variety of issues from around the region.
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BAY OF PLENTY — A report providing a number of funding options for river schemes was discussed yesterday (SUBS: 3 May 2011) by the Bay of Plenty Regional Council’s Operations, Monitoring and Regulation Committee.
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ROTORUA — Working together the Rotorua community and the Bay of Plenty Regional Council have removed 50 open fires and 318 old wood burners from Rotorua homes through an interest-free loan programme called the Hot Swap Loan.
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BAY OF PLENTY — Bay of Plenty Regional Council may fly the Māori flag on more days significant to Māori, such as Matariki and other milestones, or to honour the death of prominent Māori figures.
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WAIROA — River wardens will help improve navigation safety on the Wairoa River next summer.
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BAY OF PLENTY — Significant penalties for polluting waterways in the Bay of Plenty have been issued following two recent court decisions, which resulted in $47,500 worth of fines.
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TAURANGA — Boating, swimming, fishing, jet-skiing – what do you use Tauranga Harbour for? This is what the Bay of Plenty Regional Council will find out this Easter through its second comprehensive survey of recreation users of Tauranga Harbour.
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BAY OF PLENTY — With the two month anniversary of the Christchurch Earthquake approaching, Bay of Plenty residents are being reminded to get ready so they can get through should disaster strike here.
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MT MAUNGANUI — A Mount Maunganui kindergarten celebrated taking a big step in becoming more sustainable when it received a Bronze Enviroschools award today.
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BAY OF PLENTY — Want to avoid the price pinch at the petrol pump? Why not split the bill? Car pooling is now more than ever an appealing option for commuters.
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BAY OF PLENTY — Bright ideas dreamed up by Bay of Plenty Regional Council staff will have wide-ranging benefits throughout the Bay of Plenty.
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BAY OF PLENTY — Bay of Plenty Regional Council staff are working with an eastern Bay of Plenty landowner to remove and control an infestation of the aggressive pest plant alligator weed from farmland near Taneatua.
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BAY OF PLENTY — Routine farm dairy effluent compliance monitoring in the Bay of Plenty has again highlighted the ongoing challenges of consistent compliance across the region.
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BAY OF PLENTY — A decision on a civil defence public alerting system for the Bay of Plenty will be made in early May by the region’s Civil Defence Emergency Management Group Joint Committee.
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PAPAMOA — Pāpāmoa Kindergarten pupils celebrated receiving a Green Gold Enviroschools Award last week to recognise the kindergarten’s long-term commitment towards making sustainable changes.
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BAY OF PLENTY — Work is set to begin on Monday (28 March) to make Te Tumu Cut groyne suitable for recreational use – particularly for the anglers already using it.
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BAY OF PLENTY — Repairs from recent Bay of Plenty flood events are likely to cost more than $10 million according to figures released today by Bay of Plenty Regional.
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BAY OF PLENTY — Bay of Plenty Regional Council staff are warning people that heavy rainfall is expected in the region and all farmers should move stock to high ground.
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BAY OF PLENTY — A tsunami marine warning is in effect for New Zealand: The tsunami warning will remain in effect until a cancellation message is issued by MCDEM.
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BAY OF PLENTY — Recent complaints over spray drift and lack of warning to the public about agrichemical spraying are a major setback, according to Bay of Plenty Regional Council.
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BAY OF PLENTY — An exciting initiative which began in Lake Rotoma has now been applied to Lake Ōkataina.
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BAY OF PLENTY — Algal levels at Okawa Bay on Lake Rotoiti have been reduced significantly following treatment with a product to prevent potentially toxic blue-green algae (cyanobacteria) blooming on the lake.
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WHAKATANE — A pest control operation carried out on Ōhope Scenic Reserve, Kohi Point Scenic Reserve and adjoining Ngāti Awa Farm during the two months leading up to Christmas 2010 has proven successful.
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WHAKATANE — Bay of Plenty Regional Council is reminding boaties that the flooding experienced during the past eight months has created a number of changes within the Whakatāne River entrance.
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CHRISTCHURCH — Date/time: Thursday 24 February 2011, 0945hrs Release No: 5 A Bay of Plenty Emergency Management Officer and three search and rescue teams have all arrived in Christchurch to help with response efforts.
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CHRISTCHURCH — A Bay of Plenty Emergency Management Officer is being deployed tomorrow morning to work in the Canterbury Group Emergency Coordination Centre (GECC).
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CHRISTCHURCH — The Waikato Civil Defence Emergency Management Group has established a Christchurch Earthquake Fund to receive donations in the Waikato.
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CHRISTCHURCH — The Bay of Plenty Civil Defence Group Emergency Coordination Centre (GECC) is encouraging people, who want to make a cash donation, to make it to the Red Cross Canterbury Earthquake Appeal.
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CHRISTCHURCH — The Bay of Plenty Group Emergency Coordination Centre (GECC) has today deployed three search and rescue teams to Canterbury in response to a request from the National Crisis Management Centre.
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TAURANGA — Bay of Plenty Regional Council is continuing to monitor Tauranga’s new Bay Hopper bus timetables, hoping to have any teething issues sorted in the next few days.
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BAY OF PLENTY — We want you and you and you too! Yes, the Bay of Plenty Rugby World Cup campaign is still looking for volunteers to help out by registering to be a volunteer for this fantastic event which is coming to New Zealand later this year.
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BAY OF PLENTY — The Bay of Plenty Regional Council has decided to erect barriers and make other required modifications to the Te Tumu Cut groyne structure, at Maketū, to make it suitable for recreational use – particularly for the anglers already using it.
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BAY OF PLENTY — Bay of Plenty Regional Council is treating Okawa Bay on Lake Rotoiti today with a product to prevent potentially toxic blue-green algae blooming on the lake.
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TAURANGA — Bay of Plenty Regional Council and Tauranga City Council staff are working together to remove and control an infestation of the aggressive aquatic pest plant alligator weed from a Tauranga wetland.
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WHAKATANE — The Bay of Plenty Regional Council has raised concerns over the activities of surfers using the Whakatane Harbour entrance.
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BAY OF PLENTY — The Okere Gates on the Kaituna River have been opened again.
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BAY OF PLENTY — Bay of Plenty Regional Council is running drop-in information sessions across the region to provide face-to-face advice about resource consents.
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BAY OF PLENTY — Bay of Plenty Regional Council wants to hear from students with a passion for the environment, to represent the region at a national environmental forum.
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BAY OF PLENTY — The Bay of Plenty Sustainable Business Network is encouraging businesses to take practical action on the ground to improve their practices, Bay of Plenty Regional Council’s Operations Monitoring and Regulation committee heard this week.
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ROTORUA — Bay of Plenty Regional Council has made good progress to improve water quality in Rotorua’s lakes.
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BAY OF PLENTY — Bay of Plenty Regional Council Rivers and Drainage staff are responding to flooding issues throughout the region, following a night of heavy rain.
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ROTORUA — Following a night of heavy rain Rotorua residents and visitors are being warned to take extra care on roads in and around the city and district, and to avoid swimming or taking fish from swollen streams.
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BAY OF PLENTY — Bay of Plenty people are being warned to keep an eye on rapidly rising river levels following a night of rain in the region.
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TAURANGA — Overnight rain has caused delays on Tauranga's Bay Hopper network this morning.
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BAY OF PLENTY — Anyone interested in the Bay of Plenty’s resources has just a week left to comment on the region’s most significant resource management document.
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TAURANGA — A new way to manage mulch left after mangroves are mechanically removed was trialled today at Waikareao estuary.
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BAY OF PLENTY — Bay of Plenty Regional Council staff are advising people to prepare for more bad weather as the latest MetService forecast predicts heavy rain, strong winds and large swells for the region from late Friday through to noon on Saturday.
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BAY OF PLENTY — Bay of Plenty Regional Council staff are still working in the field after all rivers have peaked except the Rangitāiki River which is excepted to peak tomorrow.
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BAY OF PLENTY — Bay of Plenty Regional Council operations staff have been busy throughout the night maintaining pumps and monitoring critical sites as isolated heavy showers continue, but rainfall has generally eased across the region.
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BAY OF PLENTY — Widespread rain is continuing across the Bay of Plenty and has increased in intensity through this morning as a low pressure system moves across the upper North Island.
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BAY OF PLENTY — Rain is widespread across the Bay of Plenty region and has increased in intensity through the night as a low pressure system moves across the upper North Island.
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BAY OF PLENTY — Bay of Plenty Regional Council staff are warning people that flooding is expected if predicted rain falls in the region and all farmers should move stock to high ground.
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BAY OF PLENTY — People with an interest in waves have contributed to a study on what makes the Bay of Plenty’s surf breaks important.
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BAY OF PLENTY — Bay of Plenty Regional Council staff are keeping a close watch on developing weather conditions with the remains of two former tropical cyclones passing over the country this week.
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BAY OF PLENTY — The Bay of Plenty Regional Council will trial methods for removing mulch that is produced through the mechanical removal of mangroves in the Tauranga Harbour.
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BAY OF PLENTY — The Bay of Plenty Regional Council has closed the Te Tumu Cut groyne near Maketu to the public.
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BAY OF PLENTY — Local surfers have been invited to workshops in Mount Maunganui and Whakatāne this week to talk about their favourite surf breaks and what makes them important.
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BAY OF PLENTY — Costs for the Bay of Plenty Regional Council to repair flood damage to river scheme works from the August floods earlier this year will be more than $3 million.
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BAY OF PLENTY — Food banks around the Bay will benefit from the Regional Council’s decision to again pledge $4000 instead of sending Christmas cards this year.
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BAY OF PLENTY — A new study is expected to identify how investment in broadband in Auckland and the Bay of Plenty can be prioritised to deliver the most benefit to the businesses and communities in these regions.
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BAY OF PLENTY — Bay of Plenty Regional Council and Gisborne District Council want to find out more about the Bay’s great surf breaks from the locals.
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ROTORUA — Dairy farmers in the Rotorua lakes catchments can now find out how well their effluent management system is working.
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BAY OF PLENTY — If saving money, making healthier choices and living more sustainably feature among your New Year’s resolutions for 2011, then Car Share BOP might be the website to help you achieve them.
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BAY OF PLENTY — The spray season for kiwifruit growers is about to begin, and Bay of Plenty Regional Council is working with the industry to ensure that spray drift problems are reduced this year.
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BAY OF PLENTY — As the kiwifruit picking and packing season gets busier, the region’s orchardists and farmers are being reminded to take a few simple precautions to make sure reject kiwifruit doesn’t become an environmental problem.
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BAY OF PLENTY — Environment Bay of Plenty has confirmed that infestations of the aquatic pest plant Hornwort have been found in two bays at the south-western end of Lake Okataina.
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